{"product_id":"the-case-that-never-dies-the-lindbergh-kidnapping","title":"The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh Kidnapping","description":"The Case That NeverDies places the Lindbergh kidnapping  investigation  and trial in the context of the Depression  when many feared the country was on the edge of anarchy. Gardner delves deeply into the aspects of the case that remain confusing to this day  including Lindberghs dealings with crime baron Owney Madden  Al Capones New York counterpart  as well as the inexplicable exploits of John Condon  a retired schoolteacher who became the prosecutions best witness. The initial investigation was hampered by Colonel Lindbergh  who insisted that the police not attempt to find the perpetrator because he feared the investigation would endanger his sons life. He relented only when the child was found dead. After two years of fruitless searching  Bruno Richard Hauptmann  a German immigrant  was discovered to have some of the ransom money in his possession. Hauptmann was arrested  tried  and sentenced to death. Throughout the book  Gardner pays special attention to the evidence of the case and how it was used and misused in the trial. Whether Hauptmann was guilty or not  Gardner concludes that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of first-degree murder. Set in historical context  the book offers not only a compelling read  but a powerful vantage point from which to observe the United States in the 1930s as well as contemporary arguments over capital punishment.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44645942984757,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813533856","price":84.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0813533856.jpg?v=1755083964","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-case-that-never-dies-the-lindbergh-kidnapping","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}